{
  "id": 6749984,
  "title": "BJP Names Debasish Sharma As Candidate For Nagaon Lok Sabha Bypoll In Assam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/bjp-names-debasish-sharma-as-candidate-for-nagaon-lok-sabha-bypoll-in-6749984",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T11:11:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bjp-names-debasish-sharma-as-candidate-for-nagaon-lok-sabha-bypoll-in-assam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chosen Debasish Sharma as their candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll in Assam's Nagaon constituency. The election is scheduled for October 6, 2026, with vote counting on October 9, 2026. Sharma, a former Nagaon District Commissioner and administrative officer, joined the BJP on Tuesday alongside journalists Lenin Saurav Bora and Gunjan Kalita at a ceremony held at the party's headquarters in Basistha, Assam. Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia and other senior party leaders were present at the event. The party is focusing on campaign preparations and local elections ahead of the bypoll.",
  "summary": "The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central Election Committee on Friday approved Debasish Sharma as its candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll in Assam’s Nagaon constituency. The Election Commission of India has scheduled the by-election for the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat on October 6, 2026, with counting of votes set for October 9, 2026. Nagaon, Assam: Devashish Sharma, who received the BJP ticket for…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "BJP nominates Devasish Sharma for Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha byelection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/bjp-nominates-devasish-sharma-for-assams-nagaon-lok-sabha-byelection",
        "published": "2026-09-11T09:14:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "BJP names Debasish Sharma as candidate for Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll in Assam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/bjp-names-debasish-sharma-as-candidate-for-nagaon-lok-sabha-bypoll-in",
        "published": "2026-09-11T09:57:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}